Dyslipidemia: The untreated metabolic dysfunction in people with type 2 diabetes in Latin America. ARETAEUS study outcomes.
J Clin Transl Endocrinol
; 15: 76-80, 2019 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30788219
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess oral antihyperglycemic agents (OAHA) and/or statin treatment initiation in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and time from diagnosis to both types of treatment initiation and intensification. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
We reviewed 662 retrospective medical records of patients with T2D diagnosed by 31 general practitioner or specialist sites across Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. Demographic and clinical information was abstracted from patients' medical records and summarized using descriptive statistics. Between-group differences were assessed with Student's t-test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. The starting time of each therapy (OAHA and statins, separately) was assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimates.RESULTS:
At diagnosis, patients' mean age was 53â¯years; 44% had hypertension, 42% were obese, and 23% had dyslipidemia. During the 2-year follow-up, 95% of patients received OAHAs but only 29% of those eligible for statins received this prescription. Mean⯱â¯SD and median (Q1, Q3) time to first OAHA was 59⯱â¯141â¯days and 1 (1, 31) day, respectively, and 230⯱â¯232â¯days and 132 (30, 406) days, respectively, for a statin. During follow-up, 51-53% of patients with HbA1c/FPG values above target did not intensify hyperglycemia treatment.CONCLUSION:
Dyslipidemia treatment in patients with T2D was delayed despite its known deleterious effect on atherosclerosis development and ß-cell mass/function. Anti-hyperglycemic treatment was not intensified when targets were not attained. This prescriptive inertia needs to be corrected because attainment of HbA1c treatment goals becomes more difficult, favoring the development of diabetes complications.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Transl Endocrinol
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Publication country:
HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS